Schuyler County, MO

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Kirksville, MO
Designated Market Area: Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA-MO
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Working Class Country

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2022 population: 4,002 ( 429 from 2010 , 32 from 2020)
Land area: 307.3 square miles
Population density: 13.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,853	96.28%	11.5%
Black:	12	0.30%	1100.0%
Indian:	7	0.17%	0.0%
Asian:	15	0.37%	50.0%
2+ races:	58	1.45%	87.1%
Hispanic:	57	1.42%	96.6%

Total non-White:	149	3.72%	91.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	146	18.1
Deaths:	140	17.4
Net Migration:	-36	-4.5
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-500	-11.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	71	1.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,431
4,353	98.24%
1	0.02%
7	0.16%
10	0.23%
31	0.70%
29	0.65%
78	1.76%

2000
4,170
4,086	97.99%
2	0.05%
13	0.31%
8	0.19%
34	0.82%
27	0.65%
84	2.01%

1990
4,236
4,198	99.10%
0	0.00%
10	0.24%
6	0.14%
n/a
22	0.52%
38	0.90%

1980
4,979
4,915	98.71%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
n/a
62	1.25%
64	1.29%

1970
4,665
4,660	99.89%
1	0.02%
0	0.00%
3	0.06%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	0.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
409	9.8
489	11.7
48	1.2
30	0.7

267	6.4
-6	-0.1

Number	Rate
1990's
526	12.4
650	15.3
300	7.1
2	0.0

-112	-2.6
46	1.1

Number	Rate
1980's
597	12.0
661	13.3
-643	-12.9
n/a

-717	-14.4
-26	-0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
398	8.5
n/a

255	5.5
59	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuyler County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.4
1,053	26.3%
2,949	73.7%
779	19.5%

1,264
3.18

800	63.3%
698	87.2%
25	3.1%
464	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
1,140	25.7%
3,291	74.3%
870	19.6%

1,796
2.44

1,176	65.5%
958	81.5%
99	8.4%
620	34.5%

2000
Number	Percent
40.7
1,026	24.6%
3,144	75.4%
825	19.8%

1,725
2.39

1,194	69.2%
1,030	86.3%
77	6.4%
531	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
39.6
1,050	24.8%
3,186	75.2%
972	22.9%

1,730
2.41

1,235	71.4%
1,096	88.7%
81	6.6%
495	28.6%

1980
Number	Percent
36.6
1,320	26.5%
3,659	73.5%
1,038	20.8%

1,934
2.54

1,395	72.1%
1,295	92.8%
47	3.4%
539	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Schuyler County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	2.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	79	6.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	73	5.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	75	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	90	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	48	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	53	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	53	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	54	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	176	13.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	148	11.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	166	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	115	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	49	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	35	2.8%
$200,000 or more	13	1.0%

Median Household Income	53,728
Per Capita Income	22,625

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	95
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	107	8.5%
Public Assistance	16	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	114	9.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,446	62.5%
Unemployed	38	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	1,484	64.1%
Not in Labor Force	830	35.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	466	469	49.8%
Non-Profit	36	125	22.4%
Self-Employed	135	44	75.4%

Local Government	108	69	61.0%
State Government	29	104	21.8%
Federal Government	8	8	50.0%

Total Private + Self	601	513	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	181	306	37.2%
Total	782	819	48.8%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	155	9.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	236	14.7%
Professional, Technical	358	22.3%
Service Occupations	260	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	69	4.3%
All others	597	37.2%

White Collar		46.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	297	18.5%
Manufacturing	203	12.6%
Educational services	158	9.8%
Retail trade	143	8.9%
Public administration	130	8.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	120	7.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	117	7.3%
Other services	112	7.0%
Transportation and warehousing	85	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	81	5.0%
Construction	77	4.8%
Utilities	19	1.2%
Finance and insurance	17	1.1%
Wholesale trade	17	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	15	0.9%
Information	11	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	4	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1	0.02%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	51	1.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	51	1.25%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	26	0.64%
Vietnamese	11	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,479	92.9%
German, other Germanic	189	5.0%
Spanish	34	0.9%
Tagalog	26	0.7%
Vietnamese	11	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.1%
Other Indo-European	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	977	24.0%
American	442	10.9%
English	353	8.7%
Irish	303	7.5%
French	170	4.2%
Scotch-Irish	83	2.0%
Swiss	78	1.9%
Italian	76	1.9%
Dutch	46	1.1%
Scottish	41	1.0%
Swedish	32	0.8%
European	15	0.4%
British	14	0.3%
Norwegian	13	0.3%
Polish	7	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,034	99.2%
Not a citizen	32	0.8%

Native	4,028	99.1%
Foreign-born	38	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
71	2.7%	133	5.0%	1,337	49.9%	806	30.1%	225	8.4%	106	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	71	2.7%
9-12 Years	133	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,337	49.9%
Some College	806	30.1%
Bach. Degree	225	8.4%
Grad Degree	106	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,109	1,987	122	5.8%	5.9%
1991	2,107	1,991	116	5.5%	6.6%
1992	2,198	2,103	95	4.3%	6.2%
1993	2,289	2,133	156	6.8%	6.2%
1994	2,330	2,220	110	4.7%	5.2%
1995	2,490	2,373	117	4.7%	4.8%
1996	2,568	2,439	129	5.0%	4.7%
1997	2,621	2,504	117	4.5%	4.4%
1998	2,512	2,413	99	3.9%	4.0%
1999	2,455	2,375	80	3.3%	3.2%

2000	2,225	2,129	96	4.3%	3.4%
2001	2,232	2,110	122	5.5%	4.5%
2002	2,181	2,059	122	5.6%	5.3%
2003	2,211	2,070	141	6.4%	5.7%
2004	2,209	2,072	137	6.2%	5.9%
2005	2,287	2,151	136	5.9%	5.4%
2006	2,313	2,193	120	5.2%	4.9%
2007	2,182	2,057	125	5.7%	5.1%
2008	2,191	2,049	142	6.5%	6.2%
2009	2,180	2,011	169	7.8%	9.0%

2010	1,952	1,751	201	10.3%	9.5%
2011	1,899	1,722	177	9.3%	8.6%
2012	1,879	1,736	143	7.6%	7.2%
2013	1,897	1,747	150	7.9%	6.8%
2014	1,883	1,743	140	7.4%	6.2%
2015	1,896	1,784	112	5.9%	5.1%
2016	1,904	1,783	121	6.4%	4.5%
2017	1,958	1,863	95	4.9%	3.8%
2018	2,012	1,929	83	4.1%	3.2%
2019	1,961	1,876	85	4.3%	3.3%

2020	1,961	1,849	112	5.7%	6.1%
2021	1,830	1,755	75	4.1%	4.1%
2022	1,801	1,747	54	3.0%	2.5%
2023	1,789	1,720	69	3.9%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,900
Median Value	$106,200

Occupied	1,264	66.5%
Vacant	636	33.5%

Owned	937	74.1%
Rented	327	25.9%
Median Rent	$414

Single-Family Units	1,499	78.9%
Detached	1,493	78.6%
Attached	6	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	45	2.4%
Mobile Homes	222	11.7%

Schuyler County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Schuyler County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Schuyler County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Schuyler County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Schuyler County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Schuyler County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Schuyler County, MO